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Kansas House Judiciary Hears Death Penalty Related Bill

HB 2782—Execution by Hypoxia+ Hearing: On February 8th the House Judiciary Committee introduced HB 2782 to provide an alternate method of execution, by infliction of hypoxia, and to also make changes in the legal process.  The bill also would make changes in who chooses the drugs for lethal injection.  The bill was requested by the Attorney General’s office.   A … [Read more...] about Kansas House Judiciary Hears Death Penalty Related Bill

March 1st Christina Swarns: Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied

Christina Swarns, Executive Director of the Innocence Project, will speak at the March 1st Peace Lecture at Bethel College.  The time is 7 p.m. and the location will be Memorial Hall. Her keynote title is "Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied". The next day she will participate in a keynote panel for the first ever Justice Symposium also at Bethel.  There will be breakout … [Read more...] about March 1st Christina Swarns: Justice Delayed is Democracy Denied

KCADP Statement on Introduction of HB 2782 –Nitrogen asphyxiation execution

"The method of execution in Kansas is not the issue.   The existence of the Kansas death penalty itself IS the issue. Kansas continues to waste taxpayer dollars, harm victim families and prison staff,  risk the lives of the innocent, and violate the morals of many Kansans for a public policy built on vengeance. The time to end the Kansas death penalty is NOW." … [Read more...] about KCADP Statement on Introduction of HB 2782 –Nitrogen asphyxiation execution

Why Abolition Makes Sense

There are many practical reasons to support death penalty abolition in Kansas.    They include the following:  Cost: A 2014 study by the Kansas Judicial Council Death Penalty Advisory Committee found defense and district court costs are 3-4 times more for cases where the death penalty is sought than for similar cases where it is not sought. Even when … [Read more...] about Why Abolition Makes Sense